# Mawkohiew Village, Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawkohiew

Mawkohiew is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 36 households**, the 93rd largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 209people (2011)
- 36households
- 92.0%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Mawkohiew PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawkohiew is 793119.** Mawkohiew falls in Nongstoin sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276730

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mawkohiew from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)20 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mawkohiew?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mawkohiew; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mawkohiew known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and potato**. Products made here include basket. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mawkohiew

Of every 100 households in Mawkohiew in 2011, 91 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawkohiew · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**66%

Tap water ****94%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**13%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**56%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mawkohiew?

■ Mawkohiew · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1003

Working population ****61.7%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 92.9% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 114 (88%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 8 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nongstoin

- Mawthar214 people
- Mawlangbah212 people
- Mawlangriang211 people
- Mawdong210 people
- Umsaw207 people
- Urkali206 people
- Mainop205 people
- Mawkyrngah197 people

[All 238 villages in Nongstoin](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawkohiew?793119
- How far is Mawkohiew from Nongstoin?20 km by road
- What is the population of Mawkohiew?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawkohiew in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawkohiew?92.0% (Census 2011)